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upsc-p1-polity-emergency-provisions MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the duration and approval of President's Rule, consider the following statements: 1. An Article 356 proclamation must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within two months. 2. Its extension beyond one year requires both the constitutionally specified operation of a National Emergency and Election Commission certification of difficulty in holding elections. 3. President's Rule ordinarily cannot continue beyond three years. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Article 356 requires approval within two months and then operates in six-month periods. Continuation beyond one year needs the specified National Emergency condition plus Election Commission certification, and the ordinary outer limit is three years.
Q2With reference to Articles 358 and 359, consider the following statements: 1. Article 358 automatically suspends Article 19 during a National Emergency proclaimed only on the ground of armed rebellion. 2. Article 359 operates through a Presidential order specifying the rights whose enforcement before courts is suspended. 3. After the 44th Amendment, such an Article 359 order cannot suspend court enforcement of Articles 20 and 21. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Article 359 requires a Presidential order and cannot cover Articles 20 and 21 after the 44th Amendment. Statement 1 is incorrect because Article 358 operates automatically only during an emergency based on war or external aggression, not armed rebellion.
Q3Arrange the following stages relating to a National Emergency under Article 352 in the correct constitutional sequence: A. The Union Cabinet communicates its decision in writing. B. The President issues the proclamation. C. Both Houses approve the proclamation within one month by special majority. D. A further parliamentary approval continues it for another six-month period. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Written communication of the Union Cabinet decision must precede the proclamation. The proclamation then needs special-majority approval by both Houses within one month. Once approved, each further continuation is for six months on another parliamentary approval. Hence, option B is the correct sequence.
Q4With reference to a Financial Emergency, consider the following statements: 1. It must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within two months. 2. After approval, the Constitution requires its renewal every six months by a special majority. 3. Directions issued during it may include reduction of the salaries and allowances of Supreme Court and High Court judges. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Article 360 requires approval within two months and permits salary-reduction directions covering judges. Statement 2 is incorrect because an approved Financial Emergency has no fixed six-month renewal cycle and continues until revoked.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Article 355 states the Union's duty to protect States and ensure that State governments are carried on according to the Constitution, but it is not itself a proclamation provision. 2. Article 365 makes dismissal of a State government automatic whenever a State does not comply with a Union direction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Article 355 states a Union duty but does not itself proclaim President's Rule. Statement 2 is incorrect: non-compliance under Article 365 may support the President's satisfaction under Article 356; it is not an automatic dismissal switch.
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6With reference to the effects of a National Emergency, consider the following statements: 1. Article 353 extends the Union's executive power to giving directions to a State about the exercise of its executive power. 2. The operation of Article 352 automatically abolishes State Legislatures. 3. An order under Article 354 must be laid before each House of Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Match List I with List II: List I (Provision) A. Article 353 B. Article 354 C. Article 357 D. Article 360 List II (Constitutional effect) 1. Legislative powers during President's Rule 2. Temporary modification of revenue-distribution provisions 3. Union directions and parliamentary law-making on State List matters during National Emergency 4. Financial propriety directions Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Arrange the following stages relating to a Financial Emergency under Article 360 in their correct constitutional sequence: A. A threat arises to the financial stability or credit of India or a part of its territory. B. The President issues a proclamation. C. Both Houses of Parliament approve the proclamation within two months. D. After approval, it continues without a fixed six-month renewal cycle until revoked. Select the correct answer using the code given below.